Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-18

MT. Charrelesu reports having lost but few cattle by the present unprecented dry season. In the Canyon de Gro his cattle suffered some but on his othe ranch while not fat, they look well,
 Foy Kee and Charley Take. says the Kingston Shaft have discontinued business al the California chop house. When the officer came to close them up Charley said: "Me no blsmee you; me blsmee that s-b- bankee,"
 The Prescott Miner says: A few eve nings ago a gentleman ia the Sherman house at that place, remarked that he would like to get horned toad to send to his sister. A tall, gsunt native thereupon said: "I am horned toad. He WAS not sent
 W. H. Eldred, secretary of Atlas Min ing company, is in town. The company are short of water and pending the set tlement of this yexed question nothing can be done. The probability is that the company will bore for artesisn water. If this be done the question will be dhn- itely settled.
 Walter Vail, Mir. Richardson and Mir. Gormley, of Tucson, and all of them leading stockmen of the territory, have had 8 canal surveyed this week on the Gils, near the old Peck place. Their in- tention is to engage extensively ID rising alfalfa for stock.-Sentinel.
 Mir. snd Mrs. J. s, Noble gave @ very charming dinner to Miss Etts Burgess and a few of her friends on Saturday evening. Those present were MT. and Mrs. J, $, Noble, Miss Etts Burgess, Miss Emily Psteman, Miss Lena Wood, Mir. s. NJ. Franklin. and Mr. H, B. Penney.
 Red Murphy and George West, it is said, were seen in Tucson, They pur- chased new belts, cartridges, and other necessary supplies in that place, and then hit the road hard and fast for Old Mexico. the haven of refuge for such characters. Their manner of exit from our jail is still an unsolved problem; but It may be made clear yet. Deeper laid schemes have been brought to light St. Johns Herald.
 Intelligence just received here of the sad and sudden death of Nick Digsry, 6 young gentleman of Wilcox, who WAS stricken down in the dawn of his man hood by the excessive heat of last Mon day while CD route with his father and frieghting teams to Globe. He was i'm medistely taken to San Carlos, four miles distant and received all medical aid, but without avail, and died short time after arriving. The deceased WAS an unusually bright and popular young man, and his family have the sympathy of the Wilcox people.-Epitsph.
 Lieut., Johnson struck the Indians ID the RiDcons on Friday last and tempor- Rrily dIscommoded them by capturing their stock-including saddles etc. The Indians however, escaped and apparent ly headed for the San Carlos Reservs- tioD with the victors ID close pursuit, Capt, Wint, on the San Pedro, reports thirty Indians heading for the Agus CslIente in the Galiurs mountains. He at once followed. Capts. Smith and Mason, likewise operating on the San Pedro, have been ordered to join him.
 Mr. Wm. 4. Scott Jr: and family leave Tucson ID the course of few days, to take up their residence m San Diego, California. During the long residence of MT. Scott in Tucson. be has been | among the foremost of our business men and has done much to strengthen | confidence, build up the town and make Tucson what she now is-the richest and most pOpulous town in the territory. The CITIZEN in common with the good people of Tucson. regrets their depar- ture and joins their many friends ID | wishing them well in their new home.
 Mike Grace. the unfortunate man murdered near Crittenden yesterday by | ApRohes, was one of the best of men, and was universally esteemed. Last year when the news arrived of Mir. | Wemple being killed near Crittenden, Mir. Grace was one of the first to volun- | teer to go out and warn the settlers. | He dId not wait for 6 horse, but went | on foot He WAS B vhOle-souled, cours- | geous man, and hsd be had sn oppor- tunity to fight he would have made | some "good Iniuns." The deceased was native of Ireland, and about 60 years of sge.-Epitsph.
 Tempe is to have a $20,OOO hotel. It will be, when completed. by far the best and most complete hotel in this Terri tory. The men who have the affairs of Tempe in hand are starting out on the right track, as a neat, commodious hotel where the tired, dusty traveller can find good accommodations, lends more to the charm of 2 new country than all else combined. It seems to us from this dis tsnce thst the little urRssuming town of Tempe, surrounded as if IS with not only the charms of an incomparable climate, but with every other attraction that tends to induce capital to locate on it's acres, will ere long come s-booming to the front.